Serving-wagon.



A. C. TROMBLEY.

SERVING WAGON.

, APPLICATION FILED OCT. 16. 1914.

1,N,?1 l. Patehted Feb. 8, 1916.

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SERVING WAGON. APPLICATION FILED oc T. I6, 1914.

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SERVING WAGON. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 16, 1914.

Patented Feb. 8, 1916.

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SERVING-WAGON.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, AUGUST C. TROMBLEY, a citizen ofthe United States, residing atv Chicago, in the countyof Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Serving-Wagons, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a wagon intended for use more particularly in hotels, restaurants, hospitals, etc. for the serving of meals and the object thereof is to provide a simple and efiicient wagon of this character and also to provide in combination therewith a table cooperating with the wagon and adapted for use as the dining table for the meal contained in the wagon.

My wagonhas more especial value for floor service in hotels for the serving of meals in the private rooms in which case the entire meal is placed in the different compartments of the wagon in the kitchen or taken from dumb waiters leading from the kitchen and the wagon th en wheeled into the rooml The combination structure provides a table which normally forms the top of the wagon which is adapted to be drawn out therefrom to form a table on which the meal is served. By. means of my wagon the meal is not only quickly and conveniently served but the diiferent articles are capable of being served in their proper condition whether hot or cold as the case may be, besides which all the articles of table whereas Figs.

service such serving table can be as found on a sideboard or carried in the wagon.

- In the'drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my wagon showing the door of the heating compartment open as well as the door ,of the compartment wherein the condiments, etc., are kept; Fig. 2 a side elevation of the opposite side [of the wagonshowing the top of the wagon drawn out to form a table; Fig.3 an end elevation of the wagon; Fig. 4 a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 a vertical sectional elevation of the wagon such as shown in the preceding figures but illustrating a different construction of table, Fig. 6 a vertical cross section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5, and Figs. 7, 8 and 9 detail views of the table of Figs. 5 and 6.

All of the figures of the drawings illustraTte the same construction of Wagon proper but Figs. 1 to 4 illustrate a simple form of 5 and 6 illustrate a Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 8, 1916.

Application filed oetoberie, 1914. Serial No.866,923.

modified form of table which is of the extension type.

Referring to the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 4, the wagon proper is preferably made of sheet metal and of any desired shape and dimensions but preferably of the general rectangular form herein shown and of a width to permit of the wagon being easily passed through doorways. The wagon body is composed of several compartments for the storage of food and various table supplies and accessories during their transportation in the wagon, such as the large compartment 1, which is the heating compartment, a compartment 2 on one side, a compartment 3 on the opposite side and an end compartment 4 which is a refrigerator. The warming compartment has double walls 5 between which suitable insulating material such as asbestos 6 is interposed. The compartment 1s heated by an electric heat.

ing plate 7 placed in the bottom of the compartment and having the cable connections 8, the heating device'being in practice such as to give a low or high heat. As

shown in Fig. 2 the cables and sockets are normally supported in a shelf or pocket 9 depending from the bottom of the wagon body. The compartment is provided with one or more shelves 1O ll provided with a latch 12 for holding the door' closed.

By preference the wagon body is formed of two main portions one constituted wholly of the heating compartment 1 and theother of the remaining compartments with an intervening air space 13 between them to form a means for insulating or preventing the conducting of the heat or cold from one set of compartments to the other. i

The compartments 2, 3 and 4 are located at one end of the wagon body, the compartment 2 being adapted to contain condiments, etc. such as usually required in the serving. of a meal and theother compart- 10o ments being refrigerator or cold compartments. The compartment 2 is provided with a door 14 and with an upper shelf 15 and also horizontal strips 16 whereby the bottles, etc. may be retained within the compartment.

The compartment 3 is at the opposite corner with respect to the compartment 2 and is a cold compartment adapted to be cooled by the refrigerator compartment 4 and also with a door 85 silverware for instance.

and to contain a small tank or receptacle 17 of water supported by a shelf 18. This compartment is closed by a door 19 and may be provided near its upper end with a shelf 20 on which different articles such as nap kins 21 may be placed.

The compartment 4 is the refrigerator compartment having the double walls 22 between which is interposed suitable insulating material such as mineral wool 23. The bottom of the com artment is adapted to contain a supply 0 ice 24 and is provided'with a valve-controlled drain or outlet 25. The compartment is provided with suitable shelves 26 at its upper end and a shelf 27 at the bottom. This latter shelf is removable so that the ice may be removed therefrom for use in the drinking glasses, etc. This refrigerator compartment is closed by a door 4*.

The top of the wagon is formed as a shallow receptacle 28 by means of the two opposite vertical side walls 29 and end walls 30 and 31. This receptacle is adapted to contain some of the articles of food to be served or the dirty dishes after the meal has been served. The front end wall 30 is not at the extreme front of the wagon but is a cross partition which to 'gether with the end walls 31 forms a narrow compartment 32 adapted to receive the This latter compartment is provided with end openings 33 and the compartment 28 .with similar openings 34 acting as drain openings necessary in the washing out or cleaning of the compartments.

One end of the wagon is provided with a casing 35 attached to and extending from one end wall of the warming compartment and divided by a cross artition 36 into two similar compartments 3 o ened at the sides and adapted to receive co ee or teapots 38.

- In order to hold the pots in their compartments employ suitable means such as the bail 39 pivoted in bearings 40 on the outer side of the casing and having its two parallel arms adapted to project across the side openings of the compartment 37. The free ends of the bail are downturned so as to fit in openings in the lugs 41 projecting from the end wall of the heating compart-.

ment. By swinging the bail upwardly the side opening of each compartment 38 is made free for the insertion or removal of the pots.

The wagon body is mounted on a pair of wheels '42 arranged at one end of the'body and upon a caster wheel 43 whose caster-- pin'44 is journaled in a bushing 45 extending upwardly in the wagon body .in the front end of the refrigerator compartment.

My serving wagon in its preferred and more complete embodiment is provided with i a combined tr p and serving table which ed to accommodate at least three persons.

The table top 46 is provided on its'under side with two parallel rails 47 which rest 1 upon the top edge of the side walls 29 and are also provided on their inner edges with grooves 48 adapted to receive the laterallyextending marginal flanges 49 of said side walls. In this manner the table top has a sliding fit upon the wagon and is adapted to be drawn outwardly to form a table as shown in Fig. 2.

The table is provided at one end with two legs 50 which are hinged at 51 to the under side of the table top and adapted to be folded in alinement with the top as shown in Fig. 1 and to be normally retained in such folded position in suitable manner as by means of-the spring clips 52. When it is desired to draw the table top outwardly to form a dining table the legs are let down and the top thereupon drawn outwardly to the position shown in Fig. 2 or even farther outwardly if desired. The legs 50 support one end of the table while the wagon body supports the other end thereof. The wagon, though mounted on wheels, cannot move because it is held anchored by means of the legs 50resting upon the floor and acting as a brake. When the top is thus drawn'outwardly the compartments 28 and 32 are exposed and any food that is carried in the compartment 28, which is generally the first course such as oysters, is'ready to be placed upon the table as soon as it has been set. Afterward when the meal is over the dirty dishes can be placed in the compartment '28 and the silverware in the compartment 32 and the tabletop then closed to the position shown inhFig. 1 whereupon the wagon is ready to be wheeled back to the kitchen or to the service pantry.

The heating compartment is heated preliminarily, that is prior to the introduction of the heated food therewithin and the heat is retained therein owing to the insulated construction of the compartment, but if desired the electric heating device may be kept'in operation by attachment of the cables to the electric light fixtures during the time of service of the meal. Likewise preliminarily to the serving of the meal the refrigerator compartnfent is cooled to slide upon the lateral flanges 48 of the wagon body. The upper section 54 of the table top is adapted to slide upon the lower section and is provided at its two opposite edges with flanged plates 56 secured to the upper section and having inturned marginal flanges 56 to form a guide or track for the lower section. In practice the upper section is first drawn outwardly to'its full extent whereupon its end drops downwardly to abut the adjacent end of the lower section. One end of each section is provided with its own pair of legs 57, that is at one end of the table there are four legs when the top is in the closed position shown in Fig. 5. The

upper section 54 is provided with a depending cross rail 58 to which its legs are attached and the lower section 53 is provided with a similar depending rail 59 to which its legs are attached. The opposite end of the lower section 53 is provided with a pair of legs 60.

When the table sections are drawn apart to their full extent, and the end of the upper section drops downwardly to abut the adjacent end of the lower section, pins 57 projecting upwardly from the legs 57 secured to the lower section 53 engage registering sockets 54 formed in the lower side of the upper section 54:, while laterally extending pins 57" projecting outwardly from such legs 57 engage hook members secured to the up? per section, thus preventing disengagement of the two table sections. This extension table is intended to be entirely removed from the wagon for the serving of a large party but if desired one end of the table could be left supported by the wagon body, that is the table need not necessarily be entirely re- 40 moved from the wagon body.

In the present instance and by preference the lower section 53 is provided with a drawer 61 to contain a board 62 adapted to be connected to one end of the table top in order to project a considerable distance beyond the legs at one end of the table for use in serving meals to persons in bed.

I claim: I

1. A serving wagon comprising a casing which is mounted on wheels and divided into storage compartments for the transportation of food and table accessories and which has a relatively shallow open compartment at its top for dishes and articles requisite for the serving of a meal, said storage compartments opening at the side of the wagon, and a combined closure for the top compartment and table slidably mounted on said casing and adapted to be extended beyond the end of the casing.

2. A serving wagon comprising a casing mounted on wheels and divided into storage compartments for the transportation of food and table accessories and having an open compartment at its top, and a combined structure forming a closure for the latter compartment and a table, said structure being in two sections, the lower one of which has sliding engagement with the casing and the upper one of which slides on the lower one to form an extension table.

3. A serving wagon comprising a casing mounted on wheels'and divided into storage compartments for the transportation of food and table accessories and having an open compartment at its .top, and a combined structure forming a closure for the latter compartment and a table, said structure be-' ing in two sections, the lower one of which has sliding engagement with the casing and the upper one of which slides on the lower oneto form an extension table, and said sec tions having separate legs at their meeting ends.

AUGUST C. TROMBLEY. Witnesses:

S. E. KIBBEN, ROBERT DOBBERMAN. 

